Described is a built-in electromechanical equipment for controlling devices in a building, comprising a cover plate (10), which is coupled to a functional frame (11), incorporating a socket-holder frame (12); the plate (10) and the functional frame (11) are also coupled to a built-in box (16), which contains a power supply device (30). More specifically, the functional frame (11) has a lower protruding rim (14), on which are positioned a series of sensors and contains an electronic circuit (25), equipped with a series of LEDs (26) and a microcontroller (32), which analyses, controls and manages the LEDs (26), the sensors and a series of communication ports (40, 41, 42) of the electronic circuit (25); moreover, between the plate (10) and the functional frame (11) there is a light guide (22), which is coupled to the LEDs (26) and which is configured to uniformly illuminate the outer surface of the plate (10).
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1. A built-in electromechanical equipment for the control and command of devices in a building, comprising a cover plate ( 10 ), a functional frame ( 11 ), coupled to said cover plate ( 10 ), a socket holder frame ( 12 ) and a mounting box ( 16 ), so that said socket holder frame ( 12 ) is fastened to said mounting box ( 16 ) and said functional frame ( 11 ) is held tightly to said mounting box ( 16 ) by means of said socket holder frame ( 12 ), wherein said mounting box ( 16 ) contains a power supply device ( 30 ) and said functional frame ( 11 ) has a lower protruding rim ( 14 ) on which a series of sensors ( 34 , 28 , 27 , 39 ) are positioned; said functional frame ( 11 ) being equipped with an electronic circuit ( 25 ), which comprises a series of LEDs ( 26 ), a microcontroller ( 32 ) and a series of communication ports ( 40 , 41 , 42 ), so that said microcontroller ( 32 ) analyses, controls and manages said LEDs ( 26 ), said series of communication ports ( 40 , 41 , 42 ) and said sensors ( 34 , 28 , 27 , 39 ), and wherein a light guide ( 22 ) is placed in between said plate ( 10 ) and said functional frame ( 11 ), said light guide ( 22 ) being coupled to said LEDs ( 26 ) and being configured to illuminate in a uniform manner at least one external surface portion ( 44 ) of said cover plate ( 10 ), characterized in that said plate ( 10 ) is provided with a transparent cover ( 20 ) underneath which there is a plate ( 21 ) made of opaline.
2. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 characterized in that said electronic circuit ( 25 ) comprises a BLUETOOTH® transceiver ( 35 ), equipped with a first wireless port ( 41 ), which allow the communication with a smartphone ( 36 ) compliant with the BLUETOOTH® standard, a DSSS/WiFi spread spectrum transceiver ( 37 ), equipped with a second wireless port ( 42 ) and configured to implement a communication with external devices based on the DSSS or WiFi standard, and a RFID tag with NFC communication ( 38 ), equipped with a third wireless port ( 40 ) and configured to implement NFC communication with said smartphone ( 36 ), so that said smartphone ( 36 ) is configured to control and program said equipment, via BLUETOOTH®, through said first wireless port ( 41 ) and said microcontroller ( 32 ), varying the colours and the luminous intensity of the surface of said cover plate ( 10 ) and the methods of activating said LEDs ( 26 ) and said light guide ( 22 ).
3. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said functional frame ( 11 ) incorporates all the active electronics of the equipment, including the RGB LEDs, in a thickness less than 5 mm.
4. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said sensors include a microphone ( 33 ), a gas sensor ( 34 ), a proximity sensor ( 28 ), an ambient light sensor ( 27 ) and a temperature sensor ( 39 ) which is positioned on a box ( 15 ) facing the outside of said functional frame ( 11 ).
5. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said methods of activating the LEDs ( 26 ) and the light guide ( 22 ) comprise the operation of the plate ( 10 ) as a night light and as an emergency light thanks to the power supply of a battery ( 31 ), as well as the switching ON and/or OFF at pre-set times, the switching ON and/or OFF if a presence is detected, the switching ON and/or OFF with variable luminous intensities and the switching OFF with gradual intensity as the presence moves away.
6. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said methods of activating the LEDs ( 26 ) and the light guide ( 22 ) include the operation of the plate ( 10 ) as a timer-thermostat by using the measurements of said temperature sensor ( 39 ) and the radio commands, through at least one of the wireless ports ( 41 , 42 ), of said microcontroller ( 32 ) to a plurality of actuators, as a function of the temperature profiles defined and programmed using the smartphone ( 36 ).
7. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said plate ( 10 ) is configured for forming a local unit for controlling lighting equipment equipped with wireless ports, so as to send, using at least one of the wireless ports ( 41 , 42 ), commands for actuating a series of lamps connected to the plate ( 10 ).
8. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said plate ( 10 ) is configured as a household safety device, either autonomously or in combination with an anti-intrusion control unit, for detecting the presence of persons in a room, the presence of a sound or a noise, the presence of gas in a room above a pre-set threshold and/or a sudden variation in luminosity, and/or to send commands for actuating blinds, lights, doors, and/or alarms.
9. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said plate ( 10 ) is configured to manage, using at least one of the wireless ports ( 41 , 42 ), one or more power and energy measurement devices of a building which are placed in series to the users and in series to the main ON/OFF switch of the electrical system and to visually signal the instantaneous or average electricity consumptions of the users and/or whether predetermined consumption thresholds are exceeded, so as to switch OFF some predetermined users and limit the peak power of the household users.
10. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 1 , characterised in that said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) is equipped with an input ( 43 ) of the power supply cables and with a light emitter in a central zone of the front surface ( 44 ) of the box ( 29 ).
11. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 9 , characterised in that said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) has a plurality of sensors positioned in an area situated below said front surface ( 44 ).
12. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 9 , characterised in that said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) has a mains power supply unit ( 30 ), whilst an optional battery ( 31 ) is housed in said built-in box ( 16 ), inside which said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) is placed, and said battery ( 31 ) is connected to said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) by means of an electrical connector.
13. The electromechanical equipment according to claim 9 , characterised in that said functional frame or box ( 11 , 29 ) is configured so as to adapt, by means of mechanical adapters, to a plurality of frames of electrical equipment, in such a way as to be integrated in existing electrical systems and combined with different types of electromechanical control devices.
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December 27, 2016
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